Publications by authors named "Anil Kumar Yennam"

Background: COVID-19 emerged in December 2019 and rapidly became a global pandemic. It has since been associated with the progression of various endocrine disorders, including thyroid disease. The long-term effects of this interplay have yet to be explored.

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is an acquired hemolysis caused by one's immune system targeting red blood cell surface antigens, resulting in a shortening of the normal red-cell lifespan of 120 days. In this case report, we present an unusual case of a middle-aged woman with no known autoimmune diseases. After ruling out all other possible etiologies, she was later diagnosed with AIHA about two months after receiving her first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD).

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